World/Inferno — Teaneck, NJ, and the new Brooklyn residency
I move to New York and my favorite (local) New York band—The World/Inferno Friendship Society—starts playing an INSANE amount of shows.
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Show Diaries
Kerrang! In Conversation with Claudio Sanchez
OF COURSE I went to watch Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria sit down to talk to Kerrang!
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Emo Night Brooklyn: Four Year Anniversary
I’ve been wanting to go to Emo Night Brooklyn for years to compare it to Emo Nite LA. Of course, my first experience with it was the Four Year Anniversary party at Irving Plaza.
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Lakes at Coney Island Baby
First show of the year and first show in my new home was at Coney Island Baby in Manhattan.
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A Mighty Christmas Variety Show
I the Mighty put on a “Mighty Christmas Variety Show” at Bottom of the Hill. It was basically just frontman Brent Walsh’s dream show with his best friends.
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Gnarboots at Bottom of the Hill
So many of my friends from the Bay were super excited about this show and Facing New York. I, however, was just really excited to see Gnarboots open.
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Dead Kennedys 40th Anniversary
The Dead Kennedys played the UC Theatre in Berkeley on their 40th anniversary tour with Ron “Skip” Greer on vocals.
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Rancid Benefit Show for the Ohlhoff Recovery Center
I don’t think Rancid toured this year. But they did play a one-off show in San Francisco to benefit the Ohlhoff Recovery Center.
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Brent Walsh at Cornerstone
Brent Walsh, frontman of I the Mighty, opened one show for I See Stars at the Cornerstone in Berkeley. Both were playing acoustic.
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Good Charlotte at the Warfield
I was mostly there for nostalgia’s sake. I was never huge into Good Charlotte, but they’ve had a ton of hits that I can’t deny I love.
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